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Page 54
... character of Poly- phontes . Yet , on this point , to speak of setting aside the tradition is to speak too strongly ; for the tradition is here not complete . Neither Pausanias nor Apollodorus mention circumstances which definitely fix ...
... character of Poly- phontes . Yet , on this point , to speak of setting aside the tradition is to speak too strongly ; for the tradition is here not complete . Neither Pausanias nor Apollodorus mention circumstances which definitely fix ...
Page 55
... character which is entirely bad . For such a character we must go to Euripides ; we must go to an art - wonderful in- deed , for I entirely dissent from the unreserved disparagers of this great poet - but an art of less moral ...
... character which is entirely bad . For such a character we must go to Euripides ; we must go to an art - wonderful in- deed , for I entirely dissent from the unreserved disparagers of this great poet - but an art of less moral ...
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... character , into their original , that they effaced the character of the original itself . Take merely the opening pages to Chapman's translation , the introductory verses , and the dedications . You will find : - An Anagram of the name ...
... character , into their original , that they effaced the character of the original itself . Take merely the opening pages to Chapman's translation , the introductory verses , and the dedications . You will find : - An Anagram of the name ...
Contents
Preface to First Edition of Poems 1853 | 1 |
Preface to Second Edition of Poems 1854 | 16 |
England and the Italian Question | 65 |
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